Palestine 101

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Palestine 101What can you do to help?Boycotts products and companies (Israeli and international) that profit from the violation of Palestinian rights. Anyone can boycott goods, simply by making sure that they don’t buy produce made in illegally occupied land by the occupier or any complicit entity Palestine TodayPalestinians Refugees Today in UNRWA Camps:In Jordan:2,070,973 registered Palestine refugeesTen camps173 schools, with 116,953 pupilsTwo vocational and technical training centres24 primary health centresEight community rehabilitation centres12 women’s programme centresIn Lebanon:447,328 registered Palestine refugees12 camps69 schools, with 32,350 pupilsTwo vocational and technical training centres27 primary health centresOne community rehabilitation centreNine women’s programme centresIn Syria:517,255 registered Palestine refugeesNine camps82 schools, with 43,309 pupilsDamascus Training Centre23 primary health centresEight community rehabilitation centres16 women's programme centresIn Gaza:1,240,082 registered Palestine refugeesEight camps245 schools with 232,384 pupilsTwo vocational and technical training centres22 primary health centresEight community rehabilitation centresTen women’s programme centresIn West Bank:754,411 registered Palestine refugees19 camps97 schools, with 51,327 pupils2 vocational and technical training centres42 primary health centres15 community rehabilitation centres18 women’s programme centreshttp://www.unrwa.org/where-we-workDivestment means targeting corporations complicit in the violation of Palestinian rights and ensuring that the likes of university investment portfolios and pension funds are not used to finance such companies. These efforts raise awareness about the reality of Israel’s policies and encourage companies to use their economic influence to pressure Israel to end its systematic denial of Palestinian rightsSanctions are an essential part of demonstrating disapproval for a country’s actions. Israel’s membership of various diplomatic and economic forums provides both an unmerited veneer of respectability and material support for its crimes. By calling for sanctions against Israel, campaigners educate society about violations of international law and seek to end the complicity of other nations in these violations.http://www.bdsmovement.net/bdsintroCompanies to Boycott:Thank youQuestions/Comments?Palestine: Balfour Declaration 1917Palestinians RevoltPalestinian Exodus ('Nakba') 1948First Intifada (uprising) 1987'Peace' Process 1993Second Intifada (uprising) 2000The WallArab Initiative 2002Post Yasser ArafatPalestinian Elections 2006Operation Cast Lead 2008Operation Pillar of Defense 2011Operation Protective Edge 2014The West BankGazaCheckpointsThe Apartheid Wall1914, Palestinian Population:

690,000 (88% Palestinians, 12% Jewish)Pal population down 5%, Jewish population up 4% since establishment of Zionism1,033,000 (83% Palestinians, 17% Jewish)Pal population down 5%, Jewish population up 5% since establishment of Zionismfrom 1931 to 36 Jewish population up 10%Mass strikesPalestinian National MovementTarab Abdul Hadi, leader of the PAWC (Pal Arab Women Coalition)Originates from the Greek word Philistia, the land of the Philistines.Second Exodus ('Naksa') 1967Phosphorus EmissionsBetween 1,385 and 1,419 Palestinians were killed, majority civilians, 308 under the age of 1813 Israelis killed, 3 civilians3,540 housing units were completely destroyed, with another 2,870 sustaining severe damage20 000 people homelessAttacks on Gaza's electricity infrastructure caused an estimated $10 million in damageEighteen schools, including 8 kindergartens, were destroyed, and at least 262 others damagedEvidence of War CrimesSamouni family massacre: In perhaps the most infamous incident of the war, Israeli soldiers ordered around 100 members of the Samouni family into a single building in the Zaytoun area of Gaza City. Soldiers held the family in the building for 24 hours before shelling the building on January 4, 2009. Twenty-one members of the family, all civilians, were killed.36 Specific cases, including:White flag killings: The UN mission and human rights groups also documented several cases in which witnesses saw Israeli soldiers kill Palestinians who were fleeing while carrying makeshift white flags to indicate their status as civilians. In one case, a soldier shot and killed two women, Majda and Rayya Hajjaj (aged 37 and 65 respectively) who were fleeing with their families while carrying a white flag in the town of Johr Ad-Dik.Use of white phosphorus in populated areas: Rights groups, journalists, and the UN mission in Gaza also documented numerous instances of the use of white phosphorus, an incendiary substance that is illegal when used in populated areas. Israeli forces used white phosphorus in attacks on at least two hospitals (Al-Quds Hospital and Al-Wafa Hospital), as well as the central UN compound in Gaza City. 167 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli military during the operation, more than half of which were civilians4 Israeli civilians killed by rocketfire2139 Palestinians killed, majority of whom were civilians and 490 were children70 Israelis killed: 64 soldiers and 6 civilians.11 000 Palestinians wounded, 3 000 of whom are children20 000 Palestinian homes destroyed500 000 Palestinians displacedOver 6 UN schools, where over 3 300 people sought refuge, damaged from Israeli airstrikes.Cost of damage to Gaza infrastructure: US $46 million Berlin Wall - length: 107 kilometers, height: 3.6 metersIsraeli Wall - length upon completion: 650 kilometers,height: 8 meters Illegal Jewish-only Settlements in the West BankSeizing Palestinian Homes in the West BankChildren Detained in Israeli PrisonsYear Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec2008 327 307 325 327 337 323 324 293 304 297 327 3422009 389 423 420 391 346 355 342 339 326 325 306 3052010 318 343 342 355 305 291 284 286 269 256 228 2132011 222 221 226 220 211 209 202 180 164 150 161 1352012 170 187 206 220 234 221 211 195 189 164 178 1952013 223 236 238 238 223 193 195 179 179 159 173 1542014 183 230 202 196 214 202 192

Number of Children Detained in Israeli PrisonsDensely PopulatedArea: 360 Square KilometersPopulation: 1,816,379Density: 5046 people per square kilometerControl of Gaza and its waters:Gaza InfrastructureUnder Seige for 8 years:Control modelling an Orwellian state:Restriction on peoples' movementFood (calorie intake control)Medical supplies shortagesInfrastructure materials embargoNon-stop survilleance and UAV's buzzingPower cuts and water shortage due to infrastructure destructionUN studies report Gaza to be unlivable by 2020Tunnels14 years after the declaration:Palestine (735,000. 1% Jewish, 99% Palestinian)Israel (905,000. 45% Palestinian, 55% Jewish)Deir Yassin massacre+700,000 refugeesIsrael attacks and occupies Palestine, Egypt, Jordan and SyriaNew Palestinian exodusIsrael rules 1.2 M Palestinians in Israel, WB and GazaMass mobilization, resistance, strikes and boycotts against the occupation lasting 5 years+800 Palestinians killed, 16,000 arrestedAfter a decade:less than 1/5 of the West Bank and about 2/3 of the Gaza Strip under Palestinian controlIsraeli settlers in OPT increased by 80,000More land grabs for Israeli-only roads, settlments, etcPalestinian GDP per capita declined drasticallyRestrictions on Palestinians movement Thousands of arrests and harrasement casesIsraeli plans to build a separation wallRe-occupation of all Palestinian territories in 2002+1000 Palestinians killed in first 18 monthsIsraeli tanks confine Yasser Arafat, head of PLO to his compound in Ramallah from 2001 to his death in 2004Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) takes over PAIsrael withdraws from Gaza in 2005Palestinians to have first elections in 2006Goldstone report reports Israeli Human Rights violationsArea: 5640 square kilometers Population: 2,345,107 Density: 416 people/square kilometer80% of the population are Palestinians20% of the population are Israelis - many of whom are living in illegal, Jewish-only settlementsPalestinian 'Third' Intifada+3000 Palestinian injued+1200 shot with live fire+1800 shot with rubber coated bullets

Palestinian killed and another arrested from Palestinian hospital by Israeli ''mosta'reben'' forces